Dear Comrade!

I did not understand your letter of December 5, 1912.156 Either there is a misunderstanding here, or there exists a resolution of the Bureau of which I am unaware.

"Le Peuple" (Brussels) wrote: "As regards the representation in the Bureau of Russian socialist parties, the state of affairs remains as before" ("Le Peuple" November 30, 1912). Is there another resolution of the Bureau? If so, I hope you will be so kind as to inform me of it.

If not, then the Central Committee of our party has the right to appoint its own representative.

Why is this "only temporary"? Of course, a new decision of the Bureau is always possible, but in that sense every representation is "temporary."

Is there a resolution of the Bureau proposing that both Russian social-democratic "factions" (?) (the January and August conferences of 1912?) come to an agreement on the question of representation in the Bureau?

You would greatly oblige me if you communicate to me this resolution and the documents (if such exist) received from the "Organizational Committee" of the liquidators.

With fraternal greetings,

N. Lenin*

*Return upon reading (and communicate your opinion; by the way, the Frenchman may perhaps correct the language) as soon as possible and be sure to return Guesde's letter.

Translation from the French

* The manuscript contains the following text struck through, written in the hand of V. I. Lenin and apparently addressed to I. F. Popov:

"The citizen wants to settle everything informally. We will not allow him to do this." —Ed.

Sent to Brussels

Published for the first time from the manuscript